Posted on January 5, 2017
The Town of Barnstable’s Gateway Marina Dredging project is underway.
The project involves the maintenance dredging of the Gateway Marina within Hyannis Harbor to a depth of six feet below mean low water, with over dredge.
Town officials say that the dredging is important in order to maintain free access by shallow draft boats to the floats behind the Maritime Museum.
Gateway Marina has experienced shoaling for several years and is now at the point where some of their slip holders and transient boaters are experiencing difficulties accessing slips at mid to low tides.
The Marina is at the end of Hyannis Inner Harbor where the flushing is poor and sediment tends to collect.
Harbor staff has had to rearrange some slip assignments because of this as well.
As shoaling continues, more of the marina will be inaccessible and the marina will have to operate at less than full capacity.
Source: CapeCod.com
